--- title: How to View an Item's Location description: Item locations can only be viewed when in the box or by accessing the item card. --- [Skip to content](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-view-an-items-location#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Leave us a message](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![SciNote\_logo\_color\_2023.png\]](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/SciNote_logo_color_2023.png?height=40&name=SciNote_logo_color_2023.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - [Leave us a message](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - Contact us Contact us How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Customer Support](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Using SciNote](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/using-scinote?hsLang=en) 3. [Inventory](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/using-scinote?hsLang=en#inventory) # How to View an Item's Location ## Item locations can only be viewed when in the box or by accessing the item card. How does item location tracking work in SciNote? Item locations can be tracked using the Locations feature. For detailed instructions on creating locations or assigning items to a location, refer to these articles: - [How to Create Storage Locations](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-create-storage-locations?hsLang=en) - [How to Assign an Item to a Location](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-assign-an-item-to-a-location?hsLang=en) \*Items can be assigned to more than one location at a time.  ### How do you view an item's location from the item card? 1. Click on the **item's name** 1. This can be when inside the inventory where the item is created, in the [assigned items section](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/how-to-assign-inventory-items-to-a-task-take-a-snapshot?hsLang=en) of a Task protocol, or when you use [smart annotations](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/en/knowledge/what-are-smart-annotations-in-scinote?hsLang=en) to hashtag the item in a rich text field 2. Scroll down toward bottom of the card to above the QR code, or click **Locations** in the table of contents on the right of the item card The box name of the storage location will be listed along with the exact grid location if applicable. [![View Locations in Items Card](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/View%20Locations%20in%20Items%20Card.gif?width=325&height=553&name=View%20Locations%20in%20Items%20Card.gif)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/View%20Locations%20in%20Items%20Card.gif?hsLang=en) ### How do you search for an item in the Locations page table? 1. Click **Find an item** at the top of the table **[![Find Items Location](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Find%20Items%20Location.png?width=373&height=227&name=Find%20Items%20Location.png)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/Find%20Items%20Location.png?hsLang=en)** 2. Select the inventory where the item is recorded from the dropdown 3. Type the item name or ID number![View Items Location](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/View%20Items%20Location.png?width=427&height=372&name=View%20Items%20Location.png) 1. When searching through the inventory items, click on the **info icon next to a specific item** to see all the custom data stored for that item. This helps ensure you are selecting the correct item from your inventory. 1. [![Find an Item Window more Item Info](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Find%20an%20Item%20Window%20more%20Item%20Info.jpg?width=688&height=484&name=Find%20an%20Item%20Window%20more%20Item%20Info.jpg)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/Find%20an%20Item%20Window%20more%20Item%20Info.jpg?hsLang=en) This will search all sub-levels for the items location(s).  ### How do you view an item's location when inside a storage box? 1. Navigate to the **location and box** the items are located in by clicking on their names (Inventories --\> Locations) 2. Click on the **item's name** in the right repository or click on the green **highlighted grid location**. The item row will be highlighted when selected, and the corresponding grid location will turn blue. [![View Locations](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hs-fs/hubfs/View%20Locations.gif?width=688&height=276&name=View%20Locations.gif)](https://knowledgebase.scinote.net/hubfs/View%20Locations.gif?hsLang=en)   Reach out to your Customer Success Manager or fill out [this form](https://share.hsforms.com/1WHq385XtRz-oYZyeXvsn6w2aj9a) if you would like more information on how to enable item locations for your account.  --- If you have any additional questions, please contact us at [support@scinote.net](mailto:support@scinote.net). 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